ANZAC

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was an army corps of the British Commonwealth that was founded in Egypt in December 1914 by British Army soldiers from Australia and New Zealand. The corps was most famous for its role in the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I, during which it suffered heavy losses during the fighting against the Ottoman Empire. In 1941, the corps was briefly reestablished during World War II, and ANZAC troops fought alongside the British Army and Greek Army against Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers when they invaded the Balkans. The ANZAC corps would also be reincarnated for the Vietnam War in the 1960s, when Australian and New Zealander troops once more fought side-by-side.